Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-09-02

mother quarter. For one thing.
ard you wore the pendant l gay
YOU"
Yes. it looked so beautiful with N
muslin frock. And. do you knoN.
-oine of the people thought it was ma
oi real diamonds.
Did they reaiiy'"
Yes, and had to largh becau
PEOPLE who had worn diamonds =.
;hcr lives should have been SO d.
ccived. Why, Mr.. Carruthers said hc
saw pendant like it in real ones
which was worth fifteen hundrro
rounds. Do YOU think it is true?'
81 dare say it is. Stones of that sic
world be very valuable. To whom di1
It belong?"
He didn't say. And it had initials
l., hind it too just like mine"
How very curious! The same in
itlals?"
..Oh. l don't know! I shouldn't
think they were the same"
Il thought he said they were tie
same?"
"Oh. no! He wanted to see the back
him."
WHY not?'
"We1l, you see. Mr.. Rayner, Il
thought, if he still went on thinkin.
they were real, as believe he did. all,
he were to find out BY the initials who
gave it me, why-why, he would think
you must be mad, Mr.. Rayner, to GIVE
diamonds to gOverness" said |.
laughing. Fifteen hundred pounds,
Why. it would be about thirty-eight
years salary
Mr.. Rayner laughed, too.
THAT was very sharp of you," he
said. IF he had been as sharp as you
he would have got at it and found out
the initials, if he really wanted to know
them"
But l didn't wear my pendant
again"
"Why not?"
Because people noticed it too much.
and-and. Mr.. Rayner. it is really too
handsome for me-"
He smiled and said nothing was too
handsome for me. Then told him Of
how the pendant was taken from the
desk and afterward restored to me
with the initials removed. But he did
not seem to think this event of much
Importance. Then he remarked:
Il suppose there were some ladies
there with jewelry that made your eyes
water"
lone lady had dazzling diamonds.
they said"
'And what was the name Of the for-
innate ladyi"
Mrs. Cunningham"
IL suppose she is very careful OF
hers" Mr.. Rayner remarked.
"Oh. yes-you don't know how
careful! She has one set of what the,
call cats eyes and large diamonds,
which she keeps"
THAT she keeps where?" said Mr..
Rayner, yawnlng, as if tired.
''Oh. that she keeps always con-
cealed about her person. said l.
do you mean it?" he asked. niue!
interested.
Eyes, really. She told me so. And
nobody in the house, not even hcI
maid, knows where they are. She
sleeps with them under her pillow"
Mr.: Rayner rose.
''Well, l don't think even the TO.
sponsibility of diamonds under you,
pillow would keep you awake tonight,
for you must be tired out"
He was fidgeting about the room. a.
if he were anxious to get to bed, too
But he did not look sleepy; his eye,
wore quite bright and restless. H.
gave me my candle.
pheasant dreams of Denham Court
madam, though you don't deserve
them. What business have you to re-
peat secrets that have been told you il
confidence?"
'Oh, Mr. Rayner, as if it mattered
to your said l, laughing AS left IT,
room.
Yes, it is lucky you told it TO M.
he answered. laughing back.
CHAPTER XIX.
Mr.. Rayncr was right. i was We
tired; and the next morning owe
slept myself. and did not come dow d.
stairs until breakfast was more tina.
half over. 1t had been unusuall'
punctual, and, to roy surprise, tn
brougham came round to the door as
went into the dining-roOm, and l foun,
Mrs. Rayner in outdoor dress at thu
table,"
"Well, Miss Christie, we have all 60
tired of you; so we are going to leave
you all alone at the Aldcrs," said Mr.
Rayner, when he saw my astonishe.
face.
And found that he was going up t,
town for q few days. and that Mrs
Rayner was going with him as far a
Beaconsburgh station. He was goin:
} on business, he said. and would per
} haps not be back until Saturday. Thi
, was Tuesday.
} ''Would you like to 60 to Beacons
Lurgh with US? You have no lesson t
do, as Haidee is still in bed"
Although Mrs. Rayner did not re
ceive the proposal with enthusiasm
could not well refuse 10 comply will
MIR. Rayner's wishes, and we rode t,
the station together. arriving a grea
deal too soon. Mr.. Rayner said t,
me. Is was standing by him:
If any thing should happen while
am away-H Haidee should get worse
or Mrs Rayner frighten youStelegrapl
me at once to Charing Cross Hotel.
don't know that shall stop there. bu
, it will reach me. Just write the dis
| patch without saying . word to any
body and take it straight to Sam an,
tell him to go to the station with it a
|, once. Mind to Sam; don't trust an,
!, # the women servants" Then MIR
!, iayner walked up and down the plat
!, form telling every body he was goin:
TO London.
Finally the train came up. He sal,
|, Goodbye affectionately to his wife an
, aindly to me; we saw him off and thel
drove back to Geldham. Mrs. Rayne
only spoke once ON our return an,
that was in reply to my remark that
, was cold.
"Then you had better order them t,
, light the fire in your room early, Mis-
, Christie. MIR. Rayner will upset tn
/, whole household Il you take cold Will
, he is away"
spent dull day. II I went t,
Haidee's room Mrs. Kayner would leav
it. SO l was obliged to resist the sicl
child's entreaties for me to stay
About seven o'clock in the evenin.
Jane came up to my room and sal,
Haidee was worse and, had been cry
ing out for me.
Il think she is going to die, miss
do indeed" said kind little Jane, sob
bling. Il heard Haidee calling TO